Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
Cardinal mitre (Mitra cardinalis), and subulate auger (Terebra subulata.) c.1645
Etching | 9.3 x 14.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 804586
![Cardinal mitre (Mitra cardinalis), and subulate auger (Terebra subulata. ) Cardinal mitre (Mitra cardinalis), and subulate auger (Terebra subulata. )](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/d/d/256626-1330623209.jpg?itok=3UGYBsPQ)
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
Cardinal mitre (Mitra cardinalis), and subulate auger (Terebra subulata. ) c.1645
![Cardinal mitre (Mitra cardinalis), and subulate auger (Terebra subulata. ) Cardinal mitre (Mitra cardinalis), and subulate auger (Terebra subulata. )](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/a/2/398723-1372086411.jpg?itok=UdBefK7K)
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
Cardinal mitre (Mitra cardinalis), and subulate auger (Terebra subulata. ) c.1645
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An etching of a cardinal mitre shell, marked A, and a subulate auger shell, marked B; first of two states.
Provenance
Probably acquired during the seventeenth or eighteenth century
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
9.3 x 14.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
Shell - Buccinum undatum L and Terebra taurinus Sol.